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- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Created:
- September 1977
- Date Archived:
- July 15, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Adirondack discount fares flyer, 1977.
Two-color printed paper flyer issued in September 1977 to promote discount round-trip coach fares on the Adirondack (New York-Montreal).
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Archived:
- July 15, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Traveling by train" booklet, 1970s.
Multicolor printed paper booklet with car diagrams and drawings of car interiors; dates to the early 1970s. This booklet describes the various accommodations and public spaces found on Amtrak long- and short-distance trains. Amtrak gained its rolling stock from the predecessor railroads when it took over most passenger rail service in 1971. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Archived:
- July 11, 2013
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Wheel of a Deal" brochure, 1970s.
Multicolor printed paper brochure issued in the late 1970s; from the Ann Owens Collection. The "Wheel of a Deal" promotion included round-trip train fare aboard the Floridian from Chicago to various destinations within Florida, coupled with a car upon one's arrival. According to this version of the brochure, passengers could choose from an AMC Hornet or an AMC Pacer.
- Type:
- Postcard
- Date Archived:
- June 20, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
Disney World postcard, 1970s.
Color paper postcard featuring Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. This card is one of a set produced by Amtrak with various images of trains and interiors.
- Type:
- Newsletter
- Date Created:
- June 1, 1977
- Date Archived:
- June 19, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
Amtrak NEWS , June 1, 1977.
Amtrak NEWS. Vol. 4, No. 10 (June 1, 1977): 8. Print. Includes black and white photographs and maps. From the Amtrak Corporate Collection.
Amtrak NEWS was a bi-monthly newsletter published for Amtrak employees. Feature articles in this issue focus on the inauguration of the Pioneer (Salt Lake City-Boise-Seattle) and Hilltopper (Washington-Roanoake-Catlettsburg), as well as the start of a new electrician apprenticeship program at the Beech Grove Shops.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- May 15, 1977
- Date Archived:
- June 19, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
GG-1 locomotive No. 4935 leading the Murray Hill, 1977.
Black and white photograph from the June 1, 1977 issue of Amtrak NEWS.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 1977
- Date Archived:
- June 19, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
GG-1 locomotive No. 4935 at the Wilmington Shops, 1977.
Black and white photograph from the June 1, 1977 issue of Amtrak NEWS.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- March 31, 1977
- Date Archived:
- June 19, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Locomotives on the Northeast Corridor, 1977.
Black and white photo from the May 15, 1977 issue of Amtrak NEWS shows a GG-1, E-60CP, Swedish Rc4 and French CC 21000.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- June 13, 2013
- Decade:
- 1970s
Amtrak E8 locomotive No. 284, mid-1970s.
Color photograph of Amtrak E8 locomotive No. 284 in a rural setting. Image probably dates to the mid-1970s.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- June 13, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Amtrak No. X995 test locomotive, late 1970s.
Color photograph of No. X995, a Swedish electric locomotive tested by Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor as a possible replacement for the GG-1. Photograph most likely dates to mid-1970s.
